President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
one individual, appoint two individuals and designate two individuals
to serve in his administration:

The President intends to nominate Jonathan Brian Perlin, of
Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Health at the Department of
Veterans Affairs. Dr. Perlin currently serves as Acting Under
Secretary for Health at the Department. Previously, he was Deputy
Under Secretary for Health and prior to that served as Chief Quality
and Performance Officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Before
joining the Department, Dr. Perlin served as Medical Director for
Quality Improvement at the Virginia Commonwealth University Health
System. Dr. Perlin received his bachelor's degree from the University
of Virginia and his master's degree, M.D., and Ph.D. from Virginia
Commonwealth University.

The President intends to appoint the following individuals to be
Members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel for the remainder of a
five-year term expiring January 10, 2010:

Richard Barber Ainsworth, Jr. of Ohio

Becky Norton Dunlop of Virginia, and re-designate Chairman

The President intends to designate Raymond F. DuBois, of the
District of Columbia, to be Acting Under Secretary of the Army at the
Department of Defense.